Nutritional compositions for bees

Title: Nutritional compositions for bees

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The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20090162482, Nutritional compositions for bees.

We claim:

1. An artificial diet formulation suitable for rearing bees, comprising: about 20-80% protein derived from at least two sources including corn gluten, about 1-7% lipid derived from at least two sources including corn gluten, and about 10-90% carbohydrate.

2. The diet of claim 1, wherein particles in the formulation are milled to a mean size of 35 microns in diameter or less.

3. The diet of claim 1, wherein said protein derived from at least two sources further includes one or more of soy concentrate, barley flour, yeast, or corn distillers dried grains.

4. The diet of claim 1, wherein said lipids derived from at least two sources further include one or more of soy concentrate, barley flour, yeast, or corn distillers dried grains.

5. The diet of claim 1, wherein said carbohydrate comprises high-fructose corn syrup.

6. The diet of claim 1, further comprising about 3-6% ash, about 2-5% citric acid, and about 1-2% antifungal agent.

7. The diet of claim 2, further comprising about 3-6% ash, about 2-5% citric acid, and about 1-2% antifungal agent.

8. The diet of claim 1, wherein said protein, lipid, and carbohydrate are formed into a hard candy.

9. The diet of claim 1, wherein said diet is substantially free of egg-derived protein.

10. A diet formulation suitable for rearing bees, comprising: about 40-60% protein derived from at least two sources including corn gluten, about 1-5% lipid derived from at least two sources including corn gluten, and about 40-60% carbohydrate, about 3-6% ash, and about 2-5% citric acid.

11. The diet of claim 10, wherein particles in the formulation are a mean size of 35 microns in diameter or less.

12. The diet of claim 10, wherein said protein derived from at least two sources further includes one or more of soy concentrate, barley flour, yeast, or corn distillers dried grains.

13. The diet of claim 10, wherein said lipids derived from at least two sources further includes one or more of soy concentrate, barley flour, yeast, or corn distillers dried grains.

14. The diet of claim 10, wherein said carbohydrate comprises high-fructose corn syrup.

15. The diet of claim 10, further comprising about 1-2% antifungal agent.

16. The diet of claim 11, further comprising about 1-2% antifungal agent.

17. The diet of claim 10, wherein said protein, lipid, and carbohydrate are formed into a hard candy.

18. The diet of claim 10, wherein said diet is substantially free of egg-derived protein.

19. A diet formulation suitable for rearing bees, comprising: about 40-60% protein derived from at least three sources including corn gluten, soy concentrate, and barley flour; about 2-4% lipid derived from at least two sources including corn gluten, about 40-60% carbohydrate, about 3-6% ash; and about 2-5% citric acid, wherein particles in the formulation are a mean size of 35 microns in diameter or less.

20. The diet of claim 19, further including a predetermined amount of yeast.

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